Jumping from its Lead-in to Dominate its Sunday 9 O�clock Time Period, ABC�s
�Desperate Housewives� is the Night�s No. 1 TV Show in Viewers and Young Adults

ABC�s Rebroadcast �Grey�s Anatomy� Overshadows its Competition Sunday at 10pm,
Generating ABC�s Strongest Repeat Numbers for a Scripted Series Telecast in 6 Years

WEEK No. 27:

For the 9th time in the last 10 weeks, ABC was up from the comparable year-ago week among viewers and young adults. Versus the same week last season (w/o 3/21/05), the Net gained 1.0 million viewers (9.7 million vs. 8.7 million) and built 13% among Adults 18-49 (3.6/10 vs. 3.2/9). ABC was also up from the previous week in viewers (3%) and young adults (6%).

� Season to date ABC�s primetime audience has grown by 1.1 million viewers (11.4 million vs. 10.3 million) and by 8% in Adults 18-49 (4.1/11 vs. 3.8/10) over the same point last season. In addition, ABC is the only network to build its Adult 18-49 audience this season. The Net�s gains are largely driven by non-sports programming, up by 5% in Total Viewers and by 6% in Adults 18-49 over its non-sports averages at the same point a year ago.

ABC�s new Monday lineup won the night among Women 18-34 (4.5/11). It was the fourth consecutive week that ABC led the night among Women 18-34, its 8th occasion in the past 9 weeks.

� The Network�s Monday lineup continued to produce increased returns over last year. ABC was up from the same night last year (3/21/05) by 2.6 million viewers (8.9 million vs. 6.3 million) and by 46% in Adults 18-49 (3.5/9 vs. 2.4/6).

�Wife Swap� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

In the opening hour of the night, a repeat of ABC�s �Wife Swap� took second place in its time period among Women 18-49 (4.3/10) and Women 25-54 (5.0/11).

� �Wife Swap� grew by 11% in viewers (8.1 million to 9.0 million) and by 19% Adults 18-49 (3.1/8 to 3.7/9) from its first half-hour to its second half-hour.

�Supernanny� (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

ABC�s �Supernanny� won its hour with a series-best delivery among Adults 18-34 (4.8/12). In addition, the unscripted series turned in a season-high performance in Total Viewers (10.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.4/10). �Supernanny� also took first place in the hour among Women 18-34 (6.4/15) and Kids 2-11 (2.6/9).

ABC earned second place among Adults 18-49 (4.4/11) on Wednesday night to Fox, beating third-place NBC by 22% (3.6/9) and fourth-place CBS by 38% (3.2/8).

� ABC was up over the same night last year (3/23/05) by 4.2 million viewers (10.9 million vs. 6.7 million) and by 76% in Adults 18-49 (4.4/11 vs. 2.5/6).

�George Lopez� (8:00-8:30 p.m.)

ABC�s �George Lopez� drew its largest audience (7.2 million) and highest Adults 18-49 rating (2.8/8) in the half-hour since December � since 12/21/05 and 12/7/05, respectively. The sitcom beat its comedy competition, CBS� �Out of Practice� (6.9 million & 2.0/6), in both viewers and young adults.

�Freddie� (8:30-9:00 p.m.)

Building on its lead-in, freshman comedy �Freddie� delivered its strongest performance in both Total Viewers (7.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.2/8) since November � since 11/30/05 and 11/16/05, respectively. �Freddie� outdelivered the time period premiere of CBS� �Courting Alex� (6.3 million & 1.7/4) in both measures.

�Lost� (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

Airing against Fox�s �American Idol� in the first half-hour, ABC�s �Lost� surged from its lead-in and saw its audience jump in its second half to place a strong second during the 9 o�clock hour. �Lost� (16.1 million & 6.6/15) defeated its drama competition during the hour, CBS� �Criminal Minds� (12.1 million & 3.5/8) and NBC�s �Law & Order� (9.0 million & 2.6/6).

� �Lost� grew by nearly 2.0 million viewers (15.1 million to 17.0 million) and by 16% in Adults 18-49 (6.1/14 to 7.1/16) from start to finish. From 9:30-10:00 p.m., �Lost� ranked No. 1 in viewers (17.0 million) and in Adults 18-49 (7.1/16 � tied).

� �Lost� stood as the No. 1 scripted show on the evening in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. The sophomore drama has been the top scripted program on Wednesday in all 16 of its original telecasts this season.

�The Evidence� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

The series premiere of �The Evidence� finished second in its hour, outperforming the series debut of NBC�s �Heist� by 3% in Total Viewers (9.1 million vs. 8.8 million) and by 13% among Adults 18-49 (3.4/9 vs. 3.0/8).

� ABC�s �The Evidence�(9.1 million & 3.4/9) substantially improved the time period by nearly 4.0 million viewers and by 48% among young adults compared to the Net�s performance in the hour on the same night last year (5.2 million & 2.3/6 on 3/23/05).

Thursday

ABC continued to see improved results on Thursday night with another competitive finish and big gains over a year ago. ABC delivered a strong second place in Total Viewers (11.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.4/12) and ranked No. 1 on the evening among Teens 12-17 (2.6/8) and Kids 2-11 (1.8/7).

� Compared to the same night a year ago, ABC primetime delivery jumped by 5 million viewers and by 110% in Adults 18-49 (3/24/05 = 6.5 million viewers and 2.1/6 in Adults 18-49).

�Extreme Makeover: Home Edition � After the Storm� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

The series debut of �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition � After the Storm� took second place during the 8 o�clock hour in Total Viewers (10.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.6/10), while winning the time period across the women demographics (W18-34 � 3.8/11, W18-49 � 4.7/13 and W25-54 � 5.5/14).

� Versus ABC�s delivery in the hour on the same night last year, �EM: HE � After the Storm� boosted the Network�s results by 4.1 million viewers and by 71% in Adults 18-49 (3/24/05 = 6.6 million & 2.1/6).

�American Inventor� (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

At 9:00 p.m., �American Inventor� moved ABC up into the No. 1 position in the hour in Adults 18-49 (5.1/13). The broad appealing ABC unscripted series also won its time slot in each of the women demographics (W18-34 � 4.9/13, W18-49 � 6.0/15 and W25-54 � 6.8/15), among Teens 12-17 (3.6/10) and Kids 2-11 (2.3/8). In fact it was the No. 1 TV broadcast of the evening with teens and kids. �American Inventor� saw its audience grow by 2.4 million viewers (11.8 million to 14.2 million) and by 30% in Adults 18-49 (4.4/11 to 5.7/14).

� Despite facing stronger numbers from CBS� NCAA basketball tournament coverage this week, �American Inventor� was up from its debut telecast the prior week among Women 18-34 and Teen 12-17.

� On average in its first two telecasts, �American Inventor� has improved the 9 o�clock hour for ABC by 8 million viewers (13.9 million vs. 5.9 million) and by 162% in Adults 18-49 (5.5/14 vs. 2.1/5), as compared the Net�s performance on the same nights last year.

�Primetime� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

Once again capitalizing on its lead-in, ABC News� �Primetime� took second place to NBC�s �ER� during the 10 o�clock hour among Total Viewers (10.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.5/12). The program featured hidden camera reports by John Qui�ones looking at how people react when faced with different ethical dilemmas, and also how they react when confronted by racist comments from a driver during taxi cab rides.

� �Primetime� posted its highest Adult 18-49 in well over 2 years � since 11/13/03. Also, among young adults it is the top-rated newsmagazine telecast on television in 2-1/2 months � since 1/8/06. It was the second-most-watched installment of �Primetime� in 2 years � since 3/18/04.

Sunday

Although half of its lineup was in repeat (�Home Edition� and �Grey�s Anatomy�), ABC won Sunday night for the fifth straight week in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. It was the Net�s ninth consecutive Sunday to hold the No. 1 position in the key Adult 18-49 sales demographic. ABC defeated second-place CBS on the night by 1.2 million viewers (14.7 million vs. 13.5 million) and by 53% in Adults 18-49 (5.8/14 vs. 3.8/10).

� ABC aired the Top 3 TV programs on Sunday among Adults 18-49, with �Desperate Housewives� and repeats of �Grey�s Anatomy� and �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.�

�America�s Funniest Home Videos� (7:00-8:00 p.m.)

Airing against CBS� NCAA Basketball overrun leading into the start of �60 Minutes,� ABC�s �America�s Funniest Home Videos� was the top entertainment program among Adults 18-49 during the 7 o�clock hour (2.7/8).

�Extreme Makeover: Home Edition� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

A repeat of �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,� against all-original competition, moved ABC up into first place during the 8 o�clock hour among Adults 18-49 (4.9/12). The replay �Home Edition� also took top honors in its time period in each of the women demos (W18-34 � 5.2/14, W18-49 � 5.9/14 & W25-54 � 6.4/14) and Kids 2-11 (3.3/11). In fact the broad skewing ABC unscripted program was the night�s No. 1 TV broadcast among Kids 2-11.

�Desperate Housewives� (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

Jumping from its repeat �Home Edition� lead-in by 8.4 million viewers and by 82% in Adults 18-49, ABC�s �Desperate Housewives� soared to the top of its time period. ABC�s �Desperate Housewives� beat its nearest competition (CBS) during the 9 o�clock hour by 8.3 million viewers (21.4 million vs. 13.1 million) and by 141% in Adults 18-49 (8.9/20 vs. 3.7/8).

� �Desperate Housewives� stood as the No. 1 TV program on Sunday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

�Grey�s Anatomy� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

A repeat telecast of �Grey�s Anatomy� beat its closest competitor during the 10 o�clock hour by 4.3 million viewers (14.9 million vs. 10.6 million � NBC�s �Crossing Jordan�) and outperformed the combined deliveries of CBS and NBC by 8% in Adults 18-49 (6.6/16 vs. 6.1/14).

� �Grey�s Anatomy� generated the strongest repeat numbers for any ABC scripted series telecast in 6 years among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 � since 4/23/00 and 3/21/00, respectively. It was TV�s highest-rated scripted repeat telecast among Adults 18-49 in nearly 4 months (since CBS� �C.S.I.� on 12/1/05) and the third-highest rebroadcast of the season, behind only two �C.S.I.� replays (on 10/27/05 and 12/1/05).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (Live+SD), week of 3/20/06, or as dated.